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A wide variety of scientific information is available to most students in school libraries and by inquiring to science teachers to hear more. The understanding among lawmakers was that students do not learn well by compulsion and must be allowed to inquire out of interest. Having advanced knowledge, like that of calculus or organic chemistry, available but not forced onto students is seen by society as the best way to instruct the young. It is not until university, after the age of 17, that students learn the complexities of the sciences. | A wide variety of scientific information is available to most students in school libraries and by inquiring to science teachers to hear more. The understanding among lawmakers was that students do not learn well by compulsion and must be allowed to inquire out of interest. Having advanced knowledge, like that of calculus or organic chemistry, available but not forced onto students is seen by society as the best way to instruct the young. It is not until university, after the age of 17, that students learn the complexities of the sciences. | ||
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Once a student completes their final exam (''matura regulatori'') at age 16, they are technically adult citizens and are finished with compulsory education, and are given four options with how to continue forward: they may elect to enroll in advanced courses in calculus, international economics, Caphirian and international politics, anatomy, modern physics, industrial chemistry, biochemistry, metaphysics, manual work or other languages (''declararimaticus''); they may choose to continue into voluntary secondary education (''agnatumaticus'').; they may enlist into the [[Imperial Armed Forces of Caphiria|Imperial Armed Forces]] to serve a mandatory ''lustum''; or they may find an apprenticeship or join a guild. Both educational options are optional and add an additional two or four years respectively to the compulsory educational experience. | |||
== Non-compulsory education == | |||
=== Advanced education === | |||
Advanced education (''declararimaticus)'' provides an internationally accepted educational curriculum and qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. The program and curriculum is run by an independent office called [[International Declarari]] (ID). The two-year curriculum is more challenging and lessons more aggressively paced than standard courses. Schools must be certified as a Declarari school from ID. Declarari students complete assessments in six subjects, traditionally one from each of the 6 subject groups. | |||
In addition, they must fulfill the three core Declarari requirements - Extended essay (EE), Theory of knowledge (TOK), and Creativity, activity, service (CAS). Students are evaluated using both internal and external assessments, and courses finish with an externally assessed series of examinations, usually consisting of two or three timed written tests. Internal assessment varies by subject: there may be oral presentations, practical work, or written work. In most cases, these are initially graded by the classroom teacher, whose grades are then verified or modified, as necessary, by an appointed external moderator. | |||
Students who pursue the Advanced diploma must take 4 subjects: one each from Groups 1–4, and either one from Group 5 or a permitted substitute from one of the other groups, as described below. Two subjects must be taken at Higher level (HL) and the rest at Standard level (SL). ID recommends a minimum of 240 hours of instructional time for HL courses and 150 hours for SL courses. While Declarari encourages students to pursue the full ID Advanced diploma, the "substantial workload requires a great deal of commitment, organization, and initiative". Students may instead choose to register for one or more individual ID subjects, without the core requirements. However, such students will not receive the full diploma. | |||
* Group 1: Language & Literature - Taken at either SL or HL, this is generally the student's native language, with over 80 languages available. There are many options: Language A/B, Literature A/B/C., and Language & Literature A/B; an interdisciplinary subject Literature and Performance can also be taken at SL. Language A focuses on the native language whereas Language B focuses on an additional language (SL or HL). Literature A focuses on the classics; Literature B's coursework is more rigorous and focuses on the study of two works of literature (although this is for comprehension rather than analysis and is only assessed through coursework); Literature C focuses on advanced methods of literary analysis across the four major categories - drama, poetry, fiction, and prose - as well as possessing a near-native level of fluency in the foreign language, and as such concentrated less on studying the actual language and more on the literature and culture of the countries where the language is spoken. | |||
* Group 2: Individuals & Societies - Humanities and social sciences courses offered at both SL and HL: Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS), Philosophy, Psychology, and Social and Cultural Anthropology and Global Politics. The course World Religions and the interdisciplinary course Environmental Systems and Societies are also offered at SL only. | |||
* Group 3: The Sciences - Five courses are offered at both SL and HL: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Design Technology and Computer Science. The course Sport, Exercise and Health Science and the interdisciplinary courses Environmental Systems and Societies and Nature of Science are offered at SL only. | |||
* Group 4: Mathematics - Courses are Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation (AI) SL and HL and Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (AA) SL and HL. AA Mathematics has an emphasis on algebraic methods and mathematical thinking, whereas AI Mathematics has an emphasis on modelling and statistics, with a focus on using technology to solve problems with real-world applications | |||
* Group 5: The Arts - Courses offered at both SL and HL: Dance, foreign languages, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Film. | |||
All subjects (with the exception of CAS) are evaluated using both internal and external assessors. The externally assessed examinations are given in May. Each exam usually consists of two or three papers, generally written on the same or successive weekdays. The different papers may have different forms of questions, or they may focus on different areas of the subject syllabus. For example, in Chemistry SL, paper 1 has multiple choice questions, paper 2 has extended response questions. Paper 3 focuses on the "Option(s)" selected by the teacher and data analysis questions. The grading of all external assessments is done by independent examiners appointed by ID. | |||
Points are awarded from 1 to 7, with 7 being equal to A+, 6 equal to A, and so on. Up to three additional points are awarded depending on the grades achieved in the extended essay and theory of knowledge, so the maximum possible point total is 48. In order to receive an ID Advanced diploma, candidates must receive a minimum of 24 points or an average of four (or C) out of a possible seven points for five subjects. Candidates must also receive a minimum of 10 points from their Higher Level subjects and a minimum of 9 points from their Standard Level subjects. Additionally, candidates must complete all of the requirements for the EE, CAS and TOK. | |||
Failing conditions that will prevent a student from being awarded a diploma, regardless of points received are: non-completion of CAS, more than three scores of 3 or below, not meeting the specific points required for Higher Level or Standard Level subjects, or plagiarism in addition to scoring higher than a score of 1 in any subject/level. | |||
=== Secondary education === | === Secondary education === | ||
Secondary education is divided into three specialized ''tractum'', or pathways: the ''tractus pacello'' is a mostly theoretical education, with a specialization in a specific field of studies (humanities, science, languages, or art); the ''tractus arbonam'' offers both a wide theoretical education and a specialization in a specific field of studies (e.g.: economy, humanities, administration, law, technology, tourism), often integrated with a three/six months internship in a company, association or university during the last semester. The third pathway is the ''tractus potentia'', which offers a form of secondary education oriented towards practical subjects (engineering, agriculture, gastronomy, technical assistance, handicrafts), and enables the students to start searching for a job as soon as they have completed their studies. This pathway is popular for those who want to continue onto higher education but want to graduate a year earlier than normal. | Secondary education is divided into three specialized ''tractum'', or pathways: the ''tractus pacello'' is a mostly theoretical education, with a specialization in a specific field of studies (humanities, science, languages, or art); the ''tractus arbonam'' offers both a wide theoretical education and a specialization in a specific field of studies (e.g.: economy, humanities, administration, law, technology, tourism), often integrated with a three/six months internship in a company, association or university during the last semester. The third pathway is the ''tractus potentia'', which offers a form of secondary education oriented towards practical subjects (engineering, agriculture, gastronomy, technical assistance, handicrafts), and enables the students to start searching for a job as soon as they have completed their studies. This pathway is popular for those who want to continue onto higher education but want to graduate a year earlier than normal. | ||